Whether he’s sharing milk and cookies with Santa or wrapping presents, this friendly elf will make your Christmas and We Chat conversations ever so jolly! When I arrived in Beijing recently, two of the first three people I connected with asked not for my phone number, but instead for my We Chat ID.What’s next for China’s homegrown blockbuster, whose rivals include Silicon Valley’s Whats App, Japan’s Line, and Korea’s Kakao Talk?Its future hinges on the answer to two questions: in Chinese) began as an instant messenger for mobile devices and has developed into a multi-function mobile communications and social networking platform, or what Pando Daily’s Hamish Mc Kenzie refers to as “a social network and uber-communications platform.” My context China colleague Lilac Peterson recently offered a close look at all of its different features.

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But actually, it was just a photo of her cat.” The service will officially go live on February 7, or Chinese New Year’s Eve, We Chat said.

Other contacts can monitor their progress to see how many envelopes they garner, adding an element of fun and competition. We Chat is operated by social and gaming giant Tencent while Alipay is a third-party online payment platform run by e-commerce giant Alibaba Group.